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Feverish vs Sweltering - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between feverish and sweltering

is that feverish is in the state of having a fever, to have an elevated body temperature while sweltering is hot and humid; oppressively sticky.

As a verb sweltering is

present participle of lang=en.

feverish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • In the state of having a fever, to have an elevated body temperature.
    • The illness made him feverish , so they applied cold compresses.
  • Filled with excess energy.
    • He worked with feverish excitement.

    Derived terms

    * feverishly * feverish matter * feverishness * feverish urine

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    sweltering

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky
    • The day was sweltering , so Lauren put on the shortest pair of shorts she could find and went to get ice-cream with her friend Rob.

    Verb

    (head)